Root Word (Etymology)

Dictionary Aids

KJV Translation Count — 164x

Outline of Biblical Usage

1. a city
a. one's native city, the city in which one lives
b. the heavenly Jerusalem
1. the abode of the blessed in heaven
2. of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
c. the inhabitants of a city

Strong's Definitions

pol'-is; probably from the same as (4171) (πόλεμος), or perhaps from (4183) (πολύς); a town (properly with walls, of greater or less size): — city.